Predictors of Bullying among 10 to 11 Year Old School Students in Australia

Cross-sectional data collected at baseline from the Grade 6 cohort of the Friendly Schools, Friendly Families Project (n = 1,257) were analysed to investigate differences in self-reported attitudes and behaviours of students who reported bullying regularly and occasionally compared with those who re...

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Main Authors: Burns, Sharyn, Cross, D., Alfonso, H., Maycock, Bruce
Format: Journal Article
Published: The Clifford Beers Foundation in collaboration with the University of Maryland School of Medicine 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21969
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author Burns, Sharyn
Cross, D.
Alfonso, H.
Maycock, Bruce
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description Cross-sectional data collected at baseline from the Grade 6 cohort of the Friendly Schools, Friendly Families Project (n = 1,257) were analysed to investigate differences in self-reported attitudes and behaviours of students who reported bullying regularly and occasionally compared with those who reported never bullying others. This study found some similarities and some differences between students who reported bullying regularly and those who reported bullying occasionally, supporting the need to consider both groups when developing school-based bullying interventions. Attitudes to bullying, social and emotional health, peer support and being bullied were predictors of both regular and occasional bullying. The findings of this study support the need for universal bullying prevention interventions targeting the whole school community, including specific selective and indicated strategies, to effect a change in bullying behaviours.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-219692017-01-30T12:28:34Z Predictors of Bullying among 10 to 11 Year Old School Students in Australia Burns, Sharyn Cross, D. Alfonso, H. Maycock, Bruce bullying attitudes to bullying primary school students peer support social and emotional health Cross-sectional data collected at baseline from the Grade 6 cohort of the Friendly Schools, Friendly Families Project (n = 1,257) were analysed to investigate differences in self-reported attitudes and behaviours of students who reported bullying regularly and occasionally compared with those who reported never bullying others. This study found some similarities and some differences between students who reported bullying regularly and those who reported bullying occasionally, supporting the need to consider both groups when developing school-based bullying interventions. Attitudes to bullying, social and emotional health, peer support and being bullied were predictors of both regular and occasional bullying. The findings of this study support the need for universal bullying prevention interventions targeting the whole school community, including specific selective and indicated strategies, to effect a change in bullying behaviours. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21969 The Clifford Beers Foundation in collaboration with the University of Maryland School of Medicine restricted
spellingShingle bullying
attitudes to bullying
primary school students
peer support
social and emotional health
Burns, Sharyn
Cross, D.
Alfonso, H.
Maycock, Bruce
Predictors of Bullying among 10 to 11 Year Old School Students in Australia
title Predictors of Bullying among 10 to 11 Year Old School Students in Australia
title_full Predictors of Bullying among 10 to 11 Year Old School Students in Australia
title_fullStr Predictors of Bullying among 10 to 11 Year Old School Students in Australia
title_full_unstemmed Predictors of Bullying among 10 to 11 Year Old School Students in Australia
title_short Predictors of Bullying among 10 to 11 Year Old School Students in Australia
title_sort predictors of bullying among 10 to 11 year old school students in australia
topic bullying
attitudes to bullying
primary school students
peer support
social and emotional health
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21969